Xpeng delivered a record 36,695 cars in December, including over 15,000 of the Mona M03.
The Mona M03 was launched on August 27, 2024, and is Xpeng’s least expensive.
New investor consortium to fund Lilium with €200 million
It was almost a Christmas miracle. After it seemed that all hope had been lost for German eVTOL startup Lilium, the latter announced on Christmas Eve that it had found an investor. Now, the first concrete details have emerged. Read more…
Hyundai reveals Creta Electric low-cost EV for India
Hyundai has revealed its first locally manufactured EV in India – the Creta Electric. The company developed the model as a low-cost alternative to the globally available Kona Electric. Read more…
Pony AI plans to provide robotaxi commute for staff at Hong Kong International Airport
Pony AI plans to offer in-airport robotaxi commuting service for staff at Hong Kong International Airport, and plans to expand its service to downtown Hong Kong.
The company recently demonstrated its sixth-generation robotaxi in Hong Kong.
Deutsche Bank’s 2025 delivery estimates for Chinese EV trio: Nio 450,000, Xpeng 400,000, Li Auto 700,000
Deutsche Bank expects Nio to deliver 450,000 units in 2025, double the 221,970 units it delivered in 2024.
They expect Xpeng to deliver 400,000 units in 2025, up 110 percent from 190,068 units in 2024.
Li Auto is expected to deliver 700,000 units in 2025, up 40 percent from 500,508 units in 2024.
Autonomous forklifts and 20,000 electric delivery vans at Amazon
2024 was big year for Amazon – in addition to becoming the first online retailer for Hyundai cars, the company kept busy putting a fleet of autonomous forklifts, order picking AI-powered robots, and a milestone 20,000th electric delivery van on the road. Read more…
BYD teases new models Tang L SUV and Han L sedan
BYD has released teaser images of the Tang L and Han L, its first mention of the two all-new models.
The Tang family of models sold 153,365 units in 2024 and the Han family 258,452 units.
Nio reaches 3,000 swap stations in China
Nio’s first battery swap station went live on May 20, 2018.
The 1,000th station went live on July 6, 2022 and the 2,000th on October 26, 2023.
Tesla sells all-time high of about 83,000 cars in China in Dec
Tesla sold about 196,900 vehicles in China in the fourth quarter, contributing 40 percent of global deliveries.
It sold about 657,000 units in China for the full year 2024, up 8.8 percent. By contrast, it’s global deliveries in 2024 were down 1.07 percent from 2023, the first decline in more than a decade.
In Norway, only rental companies buy gas cars, because tourists don’t ‘get’ EVs
Norway’s full-year EV sales are in, and once again the country has broken its own record for EV adoption. In 2024, 88.9% of cars sold in Norway were all-electric, up from 82.4% in 2023. Read more…
In a world first, DHL deploys autonomous Oxa Ford in live airport traffic
International shipping giants DHL partnered with autonomous software company Oxa to deploy a self-driving car in live airport traffic at Heathrow, safely completing more than 800 miles of fully autonomous driving in just 14 days. Read more…
Hyundai and Kia EVs now available with the $7,500 tax credit
In a significant development for the electric vehicle market, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis announced that five of their EV models now qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit in the United States. This is the first time the Korean automaker has been eligible for the incentive since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) came into effect in 2022. Eligibility for the… Read more…
Volkswagen ID secured the best-selling joint venture EV series in China in 2024
Volkswagen’s joint venture with SAIC Motor was again the top-selling JV brand in China. With over 130,000 electric ID cars sold in China last year, the SAIC-Volkswagen ID series also secured the best-selling joint venture EV series. Read more…
The latest US EV sales and charger growth – in numbers
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation today reported record-breaking numbers in its monthly update for US EV sales and public charger availability in November 2024. Let’s break it down. Read more…
Lucid (LCID) EV drivers can now wake their new AI assistant with ‘Hey Lucid’
If you own a Lucid EV, try saying “Hey Lucid” next time you drive it and see what happens. Lucid (LCID) launched a new AI assistant that allows you to interact with your vehicle in new ways. Here’s how it works. Read more…
A Tesla Cybertruck burned down at Tesla lot in Atlanta, battery fire suspected
A Tesla Cybertruck caught on fire in the lot of a Tesla store in North Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta. The local fire authorities suspect a battery fire. Read more…
Tesla’s Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7,500 tax credit in the US
Tesla’s Cybertruck doesn’t seem to have been a huge success, sales-wise, if we go by how quickly the company started selling in-stock units – oh, and there was also that recent production pause too. But maybe this will help. The Cybertruck has just become eligible for the $7,500 US federal EV tax credit in its Dual Motor variant. Technically, the… Read more…
Prepare For An Electric Car Price War In 2025
One of China’s top EV makers expects 2025 to kick off a price war amongst EV makers. Read more…
Tesla sales fell in 2024
After many years of gains, Tesla sales and deliveries dropped Tesla’s share of the U.S. EV market has dropped below 50% U.S. registration figures are yet to come Tesla sales and deliveries turned downward in 2024, after a seemingly unstoppable trajectory of double-digit gains for many years. Globally, Tesla delivered about 1,789,226 million… Read more…
EV Battery Breakthrough May Prevent Fires Entirely
Korean researchers have developed a fireproof lithium metal battery with a solid electrolyte. Read more…
